Fire blazed by the time evacuation was completed: Ghassan

While MNDF managed to bring the fire under control four hours after it began, they are still working to completely extinguish the flames. Thick smoke continues to billow from the building, affecting a large area.

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Housing Ministry building ablaze -- Photo: Nishan Ali

Malika Shahid

2024-12-12 12:52:55

Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon said that the first priority after the fire broke out in the building housing the Housing Ministry and several other offices was to rescue people and by the time evacuation was completed, the fire had spread.

In an interview with PSM at the site of the incident, Minister Ghassan said that MNDF was on the scene at 06:30 hrs following the fire.

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